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Analysis Of The Educational Facilities In Southern Universities In Nigeria, O.L. Oyeniyi
Analysis Of The Educational Facilities In Southern Universities In Nigeria, O.L. Oyeniyi
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
The educational system in Nigeria has witnessed tremendous expansion within the last two decades in the midst of limited resources and dilapidated educational facilities. The education sector has not enjoyed a fair share of the total recurrent and capital expenditure of the federal Government, despite the 26% recommended by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).The high priority accorded education according to Longe (1985), has partly been due to the view of education as an investment.
Attrition – A Sign Of Leadership Problems, Sheila Bassoppo-Moyo
Attrition – A Sign Of Leadership Problems, Sheila Bassoppo-Moyo
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Universities are learning organizations of the highest level. Thus, it is essential that they retain and recruit faculty that will maintain and push the growth of the organization. Carruthers (n.d.) in addressing why attrition is an important organizational issue stated, “an American Management Association survey showed that four out of five CEOs view employee retention as a serious issue for organizational success” (p.1). Kaye and Jordan-Evans (1999) after examining countless research studies concluded “the cost of replacing key people runs between 70 percent and 200 percent of their annual salary. Hard costs can include advertising, search firms, interviewing and relocation …
Authentic Leadership For Democracy In Schools, Farah Rahman, Muhammad Abiodullah, Uzma Quraishi
Authentic Leadership For Democracy In Schools, Farah Rahman, Muhammad Abiodullah, Uzma Quraishi
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Authentic leadership is relatively a new concept. Extant literature puts forward the notion of authentic leadership as important trajectory of leadership in organizations. George (2004) argues that “leadership begins and ends with authenticity”. It is well established in literature that good leadership is essential for effective and better performing schools (Pashiardis, 2000). This paper argues that in the context of education authentic leadership is more important as it has the same set of values as democratic education. Objectives of the Study The main objectives of the study are: 1. To investigate the pattern of authentic leadership in schools in a …
Bridging The Mathematics Achievement Gap In Struggling Urban Schools, Marcia Heiman
Bridging The Mathematics Achievement Gap In Struggling Urban Schools, Marcia Heiman
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As a result of school reform efforts, many school districts report that gains have been made in students’ math scores in the elementary years. But America’s high-poverty middle and high schools remain in crisis. Beyond the elementary years, students in the nation’s high-poverty schools are failing. For example, despite years of school reform, math achievement in Detroit has declined in the last five years. For example, 25% of Detroit’s high school students scored proficiently on statewide math tests in 2004 – as compared with only 16% in the most recent reports. ( www.schoolmatters.com). At the end of high school, Hispanic …
Chair Leading And Cheerleading In A Medical School: A Guide To Administrative Longevity, Stanley Glick
Chair Leading And Cheerleading In A Medical School: A Guide To Administrative Longevity, Stanley Glick
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Introduction. Leading an academic department of a medical college is not for everyone. Having done it for 25 years, having enjoyed it for 25 years, and having, I believe, been successful in doing it for 25 years, I have decided to share my thoughts with others and codify, so to speak, my perspective within the confines of this essay. The stimulus for doing this was my recent realization that I have been leading my department (now called a “center”) longer than any other Chair or academic leader (our basic science Chairs are now called “directors”) in my institution. Of the …
Comparative Study Of The Effect Of Study Technology Mode Of Instruction And Lecture Method On The Academic Performance Of University Students In Nigeria: Implication For Academic Staff Capacity Development., Samuel Oladipo, Biyi Olowoye, A. Adenaike
Comparative Study Of The Effect Of Study Technology Mode Of Instruction And Lecture Method On The Academic Performance Of University Students In Nigeria: Implication For Academic Staff Capacity Development., Samuel Oladipo, Biyi Olowoye, A. Adenaike
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The lecture method is probably the most prevalent and only method some university lecturers often employ in the training programs leading to the preparation of Nigerian graduates. In recent times the quality of graduates in Nigeria has necessitated a second look at this predominant method of preparation. Since the lecture method is predominantly teacher – centered and mostly leaves the learners as passive participants, only to take notes and probably ask questions after the lecture delivery if and when time permits, the need has arisen to look for alternative ways of graduates’ preparation that will be all inclusive. There is …
Computer Technology Integration Into The Public School Classroom – A Qualitative Update, Ramiro Zuniga
Computer Technology Integration Into The Public School Classroom – A Qualitative Update, Ramiro Zuniga
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The number of computers found in public schools has greatly increased over the last forty years. As recognized by the National Center for Education Statistics (2000), the dramatic increase has led to a need for understanding how these computers are being used in the classroom and how teachers feel about the current state of integration. Some observers of this phenomenon have suggested that the desire to acquire computer technology for use in the public school classroom has been so strong that many of the proponents of computer technology integration into the public school classroom have spent little time in explaining …
Connecting Math And Science To Home, School And Community Through Preservice Teacher Education, Cherie Mccollough, Olga Ramirez
Connecting Math And Science To Home, School And Community Through Preservice Teacher Education, Cherie Mccollough, Olga Ramirez
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The importance of parental involvement in enhancing the quality of their children’s educational experiences and academic success is well documented in the literature (Chrispeels & Rivero, 2001; Cordry & Wilson, 2004; Delgado-Gaitan, 2001; Dierking & Falk, 1994; Jones &Valdez, 1997; Quezada, Diaz, Sanchez, 2003; Valdes, 1996). Parent involvement results in higher reading scores, greater language growth and development, and increased motivation to achieve (Harvard Family Research Project, 2007). Parental involvement includes a wide range of activities from promoting the importance of education to participating in the decision-making and operations of schools. For maximum results, there should be some alignment between …
Evaluation Of A Trustees Leadership Academy At The Medical University Of South Carolina, Elizabeth Pilcher, Kelly Ragucci, Jennie Arial, Monica Cayouette
Evaluation Of A Trustees Leadership Academy At The Medical University Of South Carolina, Elizabeth Pilcher, Kelly Ragucci, Jennie Arial, Monica Cayouette
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Developing leaders in academic medicine has become a priority for many academic health science centers. The increased need for these leaders as well as the desire of individuals on such campuses to enhance their skills in teaching, research and leadership is driving the increase in faculty development programs.
Factors Influencing The Choice Of Tertiary Education In A Subsaharan African University, Anthony Afful-Broni, Christina Noi-Okwei
Factors Influencing The Choice Of Tertiary Education In A Subsaharan African University, Anthony Afful-Broni, Christina Noi-Okwei
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One crucial exercise which we are usually involved in is decision making. Educational decision making in terms of selection of universities is one of such exercises that confronts the average candidate, and this is dictated by one consideration or another. These considerations can be quite complex, particularly, when there is a large number of Universities to choose from. In the more developed countries such as in the UK and US, such decisions are perhaps not difficult to make, although students in these countries are confronted with larger number of Universities than that in the less developed worlds such as Ghana. …
Effective Private Bilingual School’S Principal Leadership Behaviors In Thailand: A Measurement Model, Patee Tintavee
Effective Private Bilingual School’S Principal Leadership Behaviors In Thailand: A Measurement Model, Patee Tintavee
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This study focuses on administering of private bilingual schools, which may demand for school principals who have distinguished working manners and behaviors. The research examined what are effective principal leadership behaviors of private bilingual school’s principal leadership.
Differing Administrator, Faculty, And Staff Perceptions Of Organizational Culture As Related To External Accreditation, Claire Procopio
Differing Administrator, Faculty, And Staff Perceptions Of Organizational Culture As Related To External Accreditation, Claire Procopio
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There is an inherent tension in the U.S. system of accreditation. Historically, the system has been one of self-regulation (Brittingham, 2009). As access to higher education has grown, however, and the concomitant flow of federal money to colleges and universities has increased, the federal government and the taxpayers it represents have called for more and more external reporting of measures of college quality. Critics of the current system would like more external oversight to create what they have termed variously a “culture of quality” or a “culture of evidence” (Bardo, 2009; Crow, 2009; Kelderman, 2009; Understanding, 2001). The most dissatisfied …
Gain Of Technological Fluency Will Prepare Present Day Teachers To Lead Any Arena Along The Leadership Horizon., Papiya Deb
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Human innovation that involves the generation of knowledge and process to develop systems, solve problems and extend human capabilities is Technology. Education Technology is the process of using multimedia technologies or audiovisual aids as a tool to enhance the teaching and learning process. Education technology in its global sense includes the entire process of the setting of goals, the continuous reforms of curriculum, the tryout of new methods and materials, the evaluation of the system as a integrated whole and resting of goals on the basis of the findings of evaluation and innovations. But this is often identified with various …
Implementing Active Learning Strategies: Tales From Two New Life Science Professors At Research Universities, Nichole Barger, Stuart Grandy
Implementing Active Learning Strategies: Tales From Two New Life Science Professors At Research Universities, Nichole Barger, Stuart Grandy
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Past research examining the effects of lectures on student learning suggests that they limit interactions in the classroom, place the responsibility for learning solely with the instructor, and do not provide an environment that compliments a range of learning styles (Silverthorn 1998; Landis et al. 1998; Aboudan 2009). Fortunately, there are many different active learning techniques such as role playing and group activities to more directly engage students and develop their ability to synthesize information, communicate clearly, and adapt to changing knowledge (e.g. Mason 2005; Colley 2008; Cornelius- White 2007). In this paper, we share our experiences implementing active learning …
Influence Of Job Esteem And Job Status On Organizational Commitment Of Employees Of Selected Banks In Nigeria., Shyngle Balogun, Samuel Oladipo, Segun Odekunle
Influence Of Job Esteem And Job Status On Organizational Commitment Of Employees Of Selected Banks In Nigeria., Shyngle Balogun, Samuel Oladipo, Segun Odekunle
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With the rate of globalization and industrialization witnessed all over the world, there seems to have been an observable increase in the number of different organizations that are springing up to meet different needs. Some of these organizations are in the financial sector, telecommunications, oil and gas and a host of others. One of the many factors that have enhanced the functionality of these organizations has been the individual(s) who work in such organizations (i.e. the employees). Even in organizations where there are more operating machines than human beings, the fact remains that human beings are needed to operate the …
Fundamental Issues In L2 Classroom Assessment Practices, Esmael Hamidi
Fundamental Issues In L2 Classroom Assessment Practices, Esmael Hamidi
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The purpose of this paper is to provide L2 teachers with a succinct, conceptual framework of implementing the assessment forms to facilitate the relevant practical issues in L2 classrooms while focusing the current theories and views of assessment issues in L2 classrooms. I begin with giving a good rinse-out to assessment by distinguishing it from testing and evaluation. Then, following a brief account of the pedagogical history of assessment with a major focus on its ‘authentic’ aspect as the current concern to the educators of the field, I will discuss four criteria regarding the quality of assessment. The paper will …
Integration Of Automobile Technological Developments Into Nigeria Technical College Motor Vehicle Mechanics Work Curriculum, Olufemi Olayinka, Anthony Oyenuga
Integration Of Automobile Technological Developments Into Nigeria Technical College Motor Vehicle Mechanics Work Curriculum, Olufemi Olayinka, Anthony Oyenuga
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
In Nigeria, technical colleges produce craftsmen for various sectors of the economy and are regarded as the principal vocational institutions. It offers various mechanical trades among is Motor Vehicle Mechanics (MVM). The program of Motor Vehicle Mechanics trade in Nigeria technical colleges is designed to produce competent auto-mechanics craftsmen for Nigeria technological and industrial development. According to National Board for Technical Education (NBTE, 2001), auto-mechanics craftsmen are expected to test, diagnose, service and completely repair any fault on the motor vehicle to the manufacturer’s specification. For this to be achieved, a National curriculum is adopted in all technical colleges accredited …
Parental Involvement In Home Work For Children’S Academic Success. A Study In The Cape Coast Municipality, Dampson George
Parental Involvement In Home Work For Children’S Academic Success. A Study In The Cape Coast Municipality, Dampson George
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Traditionally, parental involvement in education included contribution to their children’s home-based activities (helping with home-work, encouraging children to read, and promoting school attendance) and school-based activities (attending Parent-Teachers’ Association meetings, parent-teacher conferences, and participating in fun raising activities). Hixson (2006) explained that involvement of parents and families in decision making is often cited as one of the most important ways to improve public schools. Parental involvement makes an enormous impact on the student’s attitude, attendance, and academic achievement and promotes better cooperation between parents and school. It also allows parents and teachers to combine efforts to help the children succeed …
Parenting On The Tenure Track: Exploring Gender Differences In Perceptions Of Collegial And Supervisor Support, Diane Loeffler, Gretchen Ely, Chris Flaherty
Parenting On The Tenure Track: Exploring Gender Differences In Perceptions Of Collegial And Supervisor Support, Diane Loeffler, Gretchen Ely, Chris Flaherty
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
The task of gaining a tenured professorship is demanding one, requiring a wide range of research, teaching, writing and service skills. Faculty members in tenure track professor positions do not work conventional hours and generally report schedules exceeding 50 hours of work per week (Zimbler, & Conley, 1997). Many pretenure professors are also parents of children under age 18, thus requiring that they nurture family relationships while also adhering to a demanding work schedule. While women make up over half of doctoral graduates in the United States today, the literature indicates that they are less likely to go on to …
Protectionism In South Korean Universities, Paul Jambor
Protectionism In South Korean Universities, Paul Jambor
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Any economist will tell you that the past attitude of the South Korean government with regard to foreign trade was anything but non-protectionist with high tariffs imposed on imports while pushing to export a wide range of products to as many countries as possible. In effect, the Korean government was exercising a lopsided trading policy. Nonetheless, the attitudes of both leading parties in South Korea have drastically changed over the last couple of years, wowing to eliminate protectionism since they realized that it is counterproductive to their global ambitions.
Seeking Ncate Accreditation: Leadership Perspectives And Tips, Michael Ledoux
Seeking Ncate Accreditation: Leadership Perspectives And Tips, Michael Ledoux
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Accreditation by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) signifies that a variety of licensure programs demonstrate a high level of quality in programs, candidates, faculty and operations. NCATE accreditation depends in part upon national recognition of individual licensure programs by Specialized Professional Associations (SPAs), and on program approval by state departments of education. In order to demonstrate that programs meet benchmarks of NCATE Professional Standard 1 Knowledge, Skills and Dispositions, the unit must provide evidence of candidate proficiencies based on assessments, rubrics and candidate data that are aligned with professional standards (Retrieved October 22, 2009 from …
Psychological Correlates Of Job Satisfaction Among Selected Secondary School Counselors In Ogun State, Nigeria., J.T.B. Oluwatimilehin
Psychological Correlates Of Job Satisfaction Among Selected Secondary School Counselors In Ogun State, Nigeria., J.T.B. Oluwatimilehin
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The purpose of the study is to give school counselors in Ogun State Secondary Schools an opportunity to express their opinions about their work as counselors with a view to assessing their level of job satisfaction. It has been observed that the rate of counselors’ turnover is high. The need therefore arises to find out the problems encouraging the turnover in the bid to reduce or eradicate the phenomena especially now that there is need for more school counselors to handle the guidance roles in the school curriculum.
Stress And The Chinese Key Middle School, Ping Wang
Stress And The Chinese Key Middle School, Ping Wang
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The Chinese key middle school is different from the non-key middle school in several ways. First, the key middle school enrolls students with higher examination scores. The students study in smaller classes—ordinarily there are 50 students in one key middle school class, fewer than the non-key middle school. Accordingly, each individual in the key middle school can get more attention from teachers. Second, outstanding graduate students from advanced normal universities are assigned to teach in the key middle schools. Third, better teaching facilities are provided to help the students with their studies.
Teacher Morale: The Magic Behind Teacher Performance, Michael Hess, Jerry Johnson
Teacher Morale: The Magic Behind Teacher Performance, Michael Hess, Jerry Johnson
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Educational progress depends upon the quality of teachers. Unfortunately most of the persons who enter teaching profession do not like their jobs at all. They are here because they could not be selected for any other profession, Hence, quite a number of rejected and dejected university degree holders seek admission in training colleges and become teachers. Their inner-self never wanted to become a teacher. Many teachers take no pleasure in the teaching and simply pass their time. They do not care to set worthwhile goals before their pupils. They never care for what the students say about them. They are …
The Impact Of Evaluation Upon Teacher Leadership, Ismael Abujarad, Noraini Yusof
The Impact Of Evaluation Upon Teacher Leadership, Ismael Abujarad, Noraini Yusof
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Mary Olsen took over the Principalship of a large elementary school of over 1500 students in a crowded urban area. From day one, things did not go as she had planned. The first day it rained, upsetting her plans to have an outdoor line up and greet the students and parents together. When meeting the teachers, she expected a sense of collaboration and willingness to work hard. Instead she faced two diverse groups of educators: one was the veteran work force who did not want any changes, having been at the job for twenty plus years. The second group was …
The Impact Of Personality Traits And Leadership Styles On Leadership Effectiveness Of Malaysian Managers, Saad Shawer
The Impact Of Personality Traits And Leadership Styles On Leadership Effectiveness Of Malaysian Managers, Saad Shawer
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Teacher Perceptions Of Administrative Support For Democratic Practice: Implications For Leadership And Policy, Audrey Murphy
Teacher Perceptions Of Administrative Support For Democratic Practice: Implications For Leadership And Policy, Audrey Murphy
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This paper reports results from a qualitative study that examined perceptions of administrative practice expressed by members of a grassroots teacher group committed to the practice of democratic education. The group (the Friday Roundtable) was comprised of K-12 public school teachers in rural Appalachian Ohio who spent considerable time together trying to answer the collective question how can we be better teachers? A key element of that dialogue involved consideration of increased state and national pressures that often included educational expectations of their building administrators that the teachers perceived as undemocratic. Using case studies of eleven individual teachers situated in …
The Need For Awareness Of Servant Leadership In Business Schools, Salih Usun
The Need For Awareness Of Servant Leadership In Business Schools, Salih Usun
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Every year, thousands of students graduate from business schools all over the world. These graduates become the leaders in multinational companies, business establishments and corporations. In recent years there have been many scandals and frauds in multinational businesses like Enron, WorldCom, Hollinger International, Marsh & McLennan and Satyam Computers Services Ltd. Experience has shown that these establishments crashed because the top leaders failed miserably in areas like honesty, humility, reliability and trustworthiness even though they were educated in reputed educational institutions.
The Influence Of Assertive Classroom Management Strategy Use On Student-Teacher Pedagogical Skills, Annette Barnabas, Clifford S., Joseph D.
The Influence Of Assertive Classroom Management Strategy Use On Student-Teacher Pedagogical Skills, Annette Barnabas, Clifford S., Joseph D.
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This quantitative study examined the influence of teacher-educators’ use of assertive classroom management strategies on English as a foreign language (EFL) student-teacher generic-education and language-teaching skills. Concerns have been voiced that many teachers fail to communicate target skills and information to their students though they possess abundant subject-content and pedagogical-content knowledge. Traditionally, teacher-educators have been concerned with assisting students to grasp a defined body of knowledge through information transmission. Currently, teacher educators face the challenge of assisting student-teachers to learn how to learn so that they can face political, social and economic uncertainties and to become independent lifelong learners. This …
Themes Found In High Performing Schools: The Cab Model, Shirley Black
Themes Found In High Performing Schools: The Cab Model, Shirley Black
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